On Mon, Feb 28, 2000 at 02:55:54PM +0200, Clive Crous wrote:
> re my earlier mail,
>
> It was recommended to me by a friend that I perhaps opt for a different
> distribution.
>
> What I want
> fast,functional,no GUI,compact
As Richard said, Slackware can certainly fit this. Also Debian is pretty
good at it as well. They are both quite good at allowing you to finetune
which packages you want and which you don't want. Though last time I used
Slack it still had the better capability for a minimalist installation.
> I want - in this process of setting up a server - to learn the way it's done
> properly, I dont want to have to go through layers of apps etc, I want to do
> it at it's most basic level. I want to wade through howto's and sit hours &
> hours figuring it all out. I don't want it all done for me. But most
> important, is I want it too be stable, once set up ( _If_ I do it correctly
> ;-) ).
> If I crash my machine while trying, so what.
I've found it difficult to crash Linux. I've had individual programs
go either spastic or catatonic on me, but the system as a whole just
kept chugging right along.
<snipped>
> He recommended as a fast/small distro I try Stampede linux ( am I the only
> one who's never heard of this one ? )
I've heard of it. IIRC it's based on either Slack or Debian - not
sure which.
> <OT start>
> --PART 2-- (the saga continues) ---
>
> A friend of mine was given an old a 486 server box, and is also trying to
> set up something similar to mine but cannot get the machine working. It has
> on it an LCD display of error codes, as opposed to the crypting beeps ;) -->
> Does anyone know where He can get hold of the 486 error codes ?
Is this an IBM PS/2 by chance? If it is, try:
http://members.tripod.com/~ps2page/ or
http://members.aol.com/mcapage0/mcaindex.htm
If not, tell us what the make/model are.
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